OLIVER SPRINGS WOMAN KILLED IN ACCIDENT IN CLINTON
An Oliver Springs woman was killed in a single-vehicle accident Thursday morning on Laurel Creek Road in Clinton. The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports that 61-year-old Betty J. Webster of Oliver Sprin ...
AXE-THROWING BAR TO OPEN IN KNOXVILLE
It’s a bar… it’s an axe-throwing venue… wait, it’s both. And now Craft Axe Throwing is planning to open a Knoxville location sometime this spring. The company website describes Craft Axe Throwing as ...
RECORD NUMBER OF VISITORS TO GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK IN 2018
Great Smoky Mountains National Park had a record number of visitors in 2018. In all, more than 11.4 million people visited the Smokies last year – up slightly from the year before. Park Superintende ...
GOVERNOR LEE PROPOSES $40M FOR SCHOOL SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s forthcoming budget proposal is said to include $40 million for school safety enhancements. In addition to the $10 million already budgeted for school safety from former ...
TENNESSEE TO BEGIN OFFERING REAL-ID-COMPLIANT CARDS IN JULY
Starting July 1, Tennessee will give residents the option to upgrade their driver’s licenses to the new federally mandated Real-ID-compliant cards. Effective October 1, 2020, Real-ID cards will be re ...
MUDSLIDE SWEEPS MAN’S CAR 200 FEET DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, KILLING HIM
A Jonesborough man died after a roadway collapse and resulting mudslide swept his car 200 feet down an embankment. A report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol indicates 62-year-old Steven Lawson was d ...
LANDSLIDE CONDITIONS UNDER SCRUTINY BY ROAD CREWS IN BLOUNT COUNTY
Road crews are monitoring areas in Blount County where two landslides occurred earlier in the week. TDOT crews have been clearing mud and debris away from areas of State Road 73. Spokesman Mark Nagi s ...
$1 MILLION MEGA MILLIONS WINNING TICKET SOLD IN MORRISTOWN
Someone woke up yesterday morning a million dollars richer. And that someone purchased a Mega Millions ticket at a store in Morristown, according to Tennessee Lottery officials. The player matched al ...
‘FETAL HEARTBEAT’ ABORTION BAN BILL ADVANCED TO COMMITTEE
The Heartbeat Bill (HB 0077), which would prohibit abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, has advanced to committee, having made it through the Tennessee House Public Health Subcommittee. The ...
CLOSINGS, DELAYS ANNOUNCED FOR AREA SCHOOLS
Here is the updated list of closings and delays: Anderson County Schools – closed through Friday Cumberland County Schools – closed Thursday Fentress County Schools – closed Thursday McMinn County Sc ...
FIRST-EVER SMOKY MOUNTAIN BIG FOOT CONFERENCE SLATED FOR JULY
They say you can find just about anything in Gatlinburg… and some folks are hoping that's true. For the first time ever, Gatlinburg is hosting the Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Conference. The all-day extra ...
2 DEAD IN “DOMESTIC SITUATION” AT 1893 OAK GROVE ROAD IN DANDRIDGE
Jefferson County authorities say two people are dead after a domestic situation at 1893 Oak Grove Road in Dandridge early Tuesday afternoon. Deputies arrived four minutes after the call came in, to f ...
